Return of the Loving Dead is the first book in the Horror High School series.

Horror High School: Return of the Loving Dead is now available in Kindle, Nook and paperback from Curiosity Quills Press.

True love never dies, which is exactly what Amber Vanderkamp discovers when her soul mate Zach is bitten by a zombie and joins the legions of living impaired. In Horror High School: Return of the Loving Dead, zombies are a part of everyday life, but that doesn’t stop Amber’s world from being wonderful. Her grades are perfect, she’s in love, and she’s managed to get the lead in every school play since elementary school. But when Zach gets zombified, her wonderful world is thrust into chaos-especially when someone seems to be trying take undead Zach out of the picture.

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If one’s heart is constructed of metal and considered indestructible, can love and romance still find a place within?

That is the question facing Henry Thackery who spends over a hundred years pursuing the woman of his dreams—Emily Harding. After Henry and Emily become recipients of the Merganthol Circulatory Assistance Device, we follow their journey from 1875 to the present day and Henry’s unflinching quest to convince Emily (the love of his life) to become his bride.

Will Henry be successful in his pursuit of love or will Emily ultimately “break” his indestructible heart?

A tale of romance more than science fiction, Wind-Up Hearts will tug at the strings of your heart whether it be mechanical or flesh and blood.

Thanks so much for considering my work for promotion on your blog. I would like to give my Gothic horror, Finding Poe, a little nudge. It is not my newest book, but it is the one I feel is most deserving of more attention. My short argument:

I believe horror should work on multiple levels, and I’m a big advocate for the resurgence of classic tropes. I wrote Finding Poe as an homage to not only one of the greatest writers of all time but also to a genre that deserves far more attention on the contemporary front. The Gothic structure is as elegant as the language use it requires. It turns terror and suspense into art in its purest form.

My motif has long been, “Words are like shards of stained glass. By themselves they’re worthless; however, when placed together in just the right way, they can become brilliant works of art.” In no other genre is this more evident. Gothic horror is immersive, elusive, and disturbing all at once. Few writers have done justice to the genre as deeply and beautifully as has Poe.

When I set out to write Finding Poe, I had in mind a meta-Gothic story. That is, I wanted to write a novel that not only fit the Gothic requirements but also offered an analysis of the genre itself. What resulted was a mosaic pieced together from elements of Poe’s greatest works. Fans will notice references from over twenty of his poems and short stories. Moreover, they will notice an underlying theme that pulls those pieces into a cohesive whole. The work is a puzzle in and of itself, and those who solve it will have a deeper understanding of what drove the Gothic master himself.

Love the cover for Wind Up Hearts which is due out in February from Curiosity Quills Press. Artist is Alexandria Thompson. Great job, Alex.

If one’s heart is constructed of metal and considered indestructible, can love and romance still find a place within? That is the question facing Henry Thackery who spends over a hundred years pursuing the woman of his dreams—Emily Harding. After Henry and Emily become recipients of the Merganthol Circulatory Assistance Device, we follow their journey from 1875 to the present day and Henry’s unflinching quest to convince Emily (the love of his life) to become his bride. Will Henry be successful in his pursuit of love or will Emily ultimately “break” his indestructible heart? A tale of romance more than science fiction, Wind-Up Hearts will tug at the strings of your heart whether it be mechanical or flesh and blood.